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Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police
A 34-year-old man has died and a woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash on PA Route 441/River Road on Friday night, Aug. 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday morning, Aug. 25. Gideon Derr of Elizabethtown (according to his family and social media, although the coroner said he was from Bainbridge and PSP said he was from Labelle) died at the scene of the crash at 3805 River Road near Red Hill Plaza around 11:30 p.m., according to the Londonderry Township Fire Company and PA State Police. Derr was driving a 2001 Honda Civic s…
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Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say
A woman has died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20, the Elizabethtown Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 22. Officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as detailed in the police release. The 55-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest and officers immediately gave her CPR until Emergency Medical Services from MESA arrived, according to the police. Shortly after the woman died due to the medical emergency, the police exp…
Police & Fire
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (
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A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications. Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn. To safely get to him, a hole was cut in th…
Police & Fire
Pair Injured In Philadelphia Shootings: Police
Two men were injured during separate shootings in Philadelphia overnight, authorities said. Philadelphia Police responded to Temple University Hospital for a gunshot victim who arrived by private vehicle around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, at about. The incident occurred during a robbery on the 2800 block of North 22nd Street, in the 39th District. A 55-year-old black male suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg. He was placed in stable condition. The armed robbery suspects included two black males and three black females. Philadelphia Police responded to another person with a gun on th…
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HS Football Player Riding In Pickup Flatbed Falls To Death: PA State Police
A 16-year-old died from injuries weeks after a serious fall from the flatbed of a pickup truck, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 19. The fall happened when Tucker Wessner of Heidelberg Township, Germansville, was in the flatbed or tailgate with a 17-year-old boy with an 18-year-old man in the passenger seat and a 17-year-old boy was driving the 2011 Toyota Tundra in Lynn Township on June 24, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky detailed in the release. As the Tundra turned off of Leaser Road onto Follweiler Court, Tucker "fell out of the truck and struck the ground," Branosky…
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Unlicensed Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman: Montco DA
A Philadelphia man is in police custody for the May crash that killed Nya Janae Stokes, according to prosecutors. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said 27-year-old Jabrial Terry had fentanyl, oxycodone, Benzodiazepines and cannabinoids in his system during the May 4 wreck. Authorities said Stokes, who was nine months pregnant, was the passenger in a Toyota that Terry's Buick struck head-on on Skippack Pike in Whitemarsh. The 24-year-old was unresponsive and taken to Abington Hospital, where she died after her baby was delivered in …
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Pennsylvania Woman Drowns In Waterfall At Glacier National Park (
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A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman died after falling into the water at Glacier National Park in Montana, according to officials. The National Parks Service said Gillian Tones of North Apollo slipped on a rock and fell into the water above St. Mary Falls on Sunday afternoon, June 23. Witnesses said Tones was washed over the falls and trapped underwater for "several minutes," rangers said in a release. Bystanders pulled her from the bottom of the falls and rendered CPR before EMTs arrived in a helicopter. She never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 7 p.m…
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Nurse Tried Saving Motorcyclist Killed In Montgomery County Crash, Police Say
A motorcyclist died in a crash in Montgomery County Saturday evening, June 15, despite attempts from an on-scene nurse and EMTs to save them. The Kawasaki operator had gotten in a collision with a Hyundai Tucson around 7 p.m. on the 600 block of South Henderson Road before the motorcyclist hit a telephone pole, local police said. Upon arrival, emergency response personnel immediately began to provide medical care to the motorcyclist. A nurse was also on scene and assisted in providing care. The motorcyclist succumbed to their injuries and died on scene. The operator of the Hyundai did not r…
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Road
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: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3. Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release. He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…
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Philadelphia Fire Sends Five To Hospital, Officials Say
More than 75 Philadelphia firefighters responded to an early morning blaze in Strawberry Mansion on Tuesday, March 12, according to authorities. First responders were called to the 2800 block of Lehigh Avenue just after 3 a.m., a PFD spokesperson told Daily Voice. Five people were treated at the scene by EMS and then taken to area hospitals, the department said. Firefighters were on the scene for over an hour, they added. PFD is reminding residents that free smoke alarms are available by calling 311 or 215-686-8686.
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Dirt Biker, 26, Killed In Reading Crash
A 26-year-old dirt bike operator died in a crash over Memorial Day Weekend, police in Reading said. Officers were called to North Grace Street and Lancaster Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, May 28, where the dirt bike and a vehicle collided, Reading spokeswoman Maritza Loaiza said. The 26-year-old dirt bike operator was being treated by EMS when police arrived. He was taken to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania
An 18-month-old infant was shot by a 3-year-old relative in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the family and police confirmed the details of the shooting on Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. Lancaster Bureau of police officers were called to the scene of a child shoot in the 500 block of Woodward Street in the City shortly after 7 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. "Upon arrival, officers located an infant lying on the floor inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. Officers rendered aid to the infant and were assisted by res…
Business
Person Found Unconscious At PA Kohl's, 20+ People Evacuated For Carbon Monoxide Leak
After one person was found unconscious at a Pennsylvania Kohl's store, more than 20 people were evacuated— 10 of which have been hospitalized, authorities say. EMS was called to the report of the unconscious person at the Chambersburg area Kohl's store on Norland Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, according to Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1813. When Carbon Monoxide Detection Units arrived and investigated, they found "elevated readings from construction equipment that was being used in the building overnight," according to t…
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US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore
A 46-year-old fisherman suffering a medical emergency was rescued off the Jersey Shore by members of the US Coast Guard from Barnegat and Atlantic City, authorities said. The rescue involved the fishing vessel "Captain John" about 45 miles east of Point Pleasant. A crew member aboard Captain John reportedly used a marine radio to notify Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders of the emergency at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. The Coast Guard launched an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City. A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station B…
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PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say
An 8-year-old boy from Pennsylvania was found in Detroit, according to a release by Michigan state police. The Michigan state police Second District Special Investigation Section was contacted by Pittsburgh police to assist in a search for a kidnapped child, according to the release. The boy was determined to be on Detroit’s west side so MSP obtained a search warrant and went to the area, the release states. The boy was found safe and three adults were arrested, MSP says. Two subjects were arrested after the attempted to interfere, they were charged with resisting and obstructing police, …
Police & Fire
2 Drivers Hospitalized In Multi-Car Crash In Reading
Two drivers were hospitalized in a multi-vehicle crash last week in Reading, authorities said. Crews were dispatched around 5:45 a.m. on July 9 to South 6th and Cherry Streets to find one car on its side with the driver trapped, according to the Reading Fire Department. Hydraulic rescue tools were used to stabilize the car and safely extricate the trapped driver by 6:11 a.m., authorities said. Both drivers were taken by EMS to an area hospital for medical treatment.
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Colliding With Tractor-Trailer In Delaware County
A driver was hospitalized after colliding with a tractor-trailer on a busy highway in Delaware County over the weekend, authorities said. Rescue units arrived to find the sole driver of a sedan trapped under the tractor-trailer on I-476 SB just North of the Route 1 interchange at approximately 6:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Broomall Fire Company. Posted by Broomall Fire Company on Sunday, June 13, 2021 After 35 minutes, crews were able to free the driver and allow EMS to take them to a local trauma center for treatment, officials said. Pennsylvania State Police is investigating the cra…
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Wrong-Way Driver Hits Ambulance Head-On, Bucks Fire Officials Say
A wrong-way driver struck an ambulance head-on over the weekend in Bucks County, fire officials said. The rig was returning to the station when it was struck by a dark colored Chevrolet SUV on New Falls Road between Apple Tree and Red Cedar drives in Bristol Township around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Levittown Station 13 said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Station 13 (@levittown_station13) No patients were on board at the time of the crash. Both vehicles were severely damaged and EMS workers suffered minor injuries. Th…
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Tribute
: New Holland Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Wendell Metzler Dies Of Cancer, 52
New Holland Borough police department is mourning the death of Officer Wendell Metzler, who died of cancer. He was 52 years old. Serving on the force for 20 years -- 25 part time for West Earl police -- Metzler lived a life full of service to his community. He previously worked for Ephrata Township police for seven and a half years, and spent 22 working as a volunteer firefighter with West Earl and Upper Leacock Fire Companies. Metzler was a certified emergency medical technician for 34 years, serving Leola Ambulance and Ephrata Community Hospital Advanced Life Support Unit. Wendell …
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